Box-opening device.



GJG. WEBER. BOX OPENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25 1909.

Patented Feb. 1,1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET '1.

fin/e21 727m G. G. WEBER.

BOX OPENING DEVICE A'PIPLIOATION FILED MAY 25, 1909.

948, 1 5-2. Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

Gnomes 0. warns, or cinoaeo, iLLINOIS.

BOX-OPENiNG nnvrcn.

arenas.

'-To all whom it may comm:

Be it known that I, GroizenGgWnsnR,"

of Illinois, have invented certain newand' useful Improvements in Box-Opening. -Devices, of which the ,following is a specification.

. This invention relates to box or can opening devices, whichare adapted to facilitate the looseiiing or removal of the cover from a can or box of the eneral style employed in the packing of blac ing, stove polish, paint, bakmg .p'owder, and similar commodities.

'Qans- 'otthi's'character ordinarily are pros or covers which slip down preserve the contents of Y 'esfsary be a tight one, wit is frequently experien remove thecapor cov I v The object of the present invention is to so construct the canopening devices that they may be ap lied to a cap, or cover of the st le mentioned -*=-=w 'thout p ercing the wall '0 the cap or cover, which might result in damage to the contents of the can.

Another object of the invention is to so se- 1 1 re the key lever tothe cover that it may 1 and having the o invention applie i be left off-to facilitate packing andshi ment of the boizes. or cans-and may therea er be furnished to the consumer.

Further objects will appear tailed description of the invention,

. consists in the which and claimed.

vation of a blacki-ng or shoe polish can closed ening device of the present thereto; Fig. 2, a similar the cap or cover; partly raised; Fig. 3, an enlarged .edgeviewlpartly in section,- showing the key lever andad a;

' view, showing.

"cent parts; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the key lever; Fig. 5, a perspective view-with a slightly modified plied to a paint can Fig. 6, a; perspective view of a slightl modified form heylever applie .toa paint can; F1 .:7., a 'pective view of the 'key lever; an F1g. a perspective "at modification of the key lever.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application -filed May 25,

of-the-can or box, andin] that'the joint result that difiiculty I attempting. to-

features 'of construction and Y combination of parts hereinafter described In the'drawing's, Figure 1 is a side a of double View illustrating another crring. to Fig. 1,.the opening device- 1909. Serial No. 498,335.

,is applied to-a can, comprising a body portion 9,;havin .a rim 10, which is separated from the b0 y portion bya wide head or flange 11. The can is closed. by a flanged cover 12, which] slips down over the lip. in the manner characteristic of stove polish and blacking cans.

point, is turned back to furnish a lip 13, the bend of which is provided with a' slot 14, the metal from which slot is stru'ckup to furnish are-inforcing flange 15,.leaving at each end a connecting bend or tongue 16 of sufiicient length to afford considerable rigidity to the lip. i

The lip co-acts with a key lever 17, comprising a handle portion18 and'a rounded cam. end 19. The handle portion is provided at its outer end with a finger piece 20, which is bent out from the under edge at right an: gles thereto. The key lever is further provided,-' near its cam end 19, with an out wardly projecting pivot stud 20*, which is preferablyj in the form of a tubular bur struck .out from; the bodyof the metal by a uric-hing operation. The upper edge of the iiey leyer is cut and struck outwardly to furn'ish 'a spring tongue 21-, which :is'adapted 'to bear'agai'nst and co-act' with the outer osition. 'The key lever is pivoted to the lip y inserting the stud 20 through a hole'22 formed in 'the lip 13 above theslot 14', and

- the parts are so proportioned that when thekey lever is pivoted in position, I movement of the handle portion of tha -lever 11, the sprin engagement with i thefb over the edge 0 y portion the body well well understood'inthe trade. The rim- 25 is closed b'yimeans. ofa cap or cover 12 similar in all res eats to. that revious'ly described. The key eve-1:12am ermore, is-like. that hitherto described; exceptthat the. tongu 21": is struck {oat-{from the vbody'ofjthemy Patented Feb. 1, 1910'.

The edgefof the cover 12 at a suitable face of the hp 13 when the key lever is in will throw down the cam. end thereof into edge. in a rim-25, one to .afiord' an an- I form of key lever, as ap.-="'f.nular 'grooveorchannel'around the top of -the,..

" can. This styleof paint canis'sta'ndard and a "lifting Y i St the outerface lied to a 10o roo1f24-,'whichj lever and not from its upper edge, as shown "lever into position to lie down outside of the in construction of Fig. 1, and the finger cover. hen the double key lever is moved plece 20'? 1s bent outwardly fromthe upper to a position shown in fulllines in Fi e 6, edge of the key lever and not from the under the depending tongues 29 will be. oth 5 edge thereof. In lifting the cover of Fig. 5, brought into contact with the top of the can 70 the cam end of the lever bears against the body, so that the cover can be pried up by annular top wall or roof 24, which serves the forcing down the lever. function of the bead 11' of Figs. l-and 2. I claim:

Fig. 8illustrates a paint can having acover 1- The in n of a I v511161.94 bOX 10 similar in all respects to-that shown in Fi 5 or can body having arim adapted to receive 75 and provided with the same lip, but showing the cover and having below the rim a ro-- a slight modification of the key lever. In jecting portion adapted to serve as an a ut- F 1g. 8 a key lever 26 is employed, which is ment, a lip upturned from the edge of the provided atone end with a handle portion cover and pr d d at its b angle W 27. The opposite end is 'providedwith a a slot, and a removable key lever provided. 80

stud 28 similar to the stud which stud with an outwardly projecting pivot stud projects through a hole 29 to one side of the adapted to be entered through the lip and slot 14 in the lip 13. The key lever is ro-, provided with a portion adapted to operate 'vided, on its under side, with a depenc ing through the slot to act against the project- 20. tongue 29, which is adapted to .act through ipg portion of the can or box body for prythe slot and against the roof 24 of the can ing upjthe cover by a movement of the key by a downward thrust of the key lever. lever, substantially as described.- Figs- 6 and 7 show a similar arrangement, 2. The combination of a cover and a box with the exception that two key lever-s,- each or can body having a rim adapted to receive 25 similar inall respects to that shown in Fig. the cover and having below the rim a pro- 90 8, are employed and connected together by jecting portion adapted to 'serve as an abut means of a curved handleportion'27 ha.vmerit, a lip upturned from the edge of the ing a curvature which adapts itto embrace cover and provided at its bend or angle with the cap or cover and to lie down within the a slot, and a removable key lever provided 3 groove'or channel. around the cap or.cover.. with an outwardly projecting-pivot stud In use, the key leverscan be easily applied adapted to be entered through the lip and to or removed from the lips with which they provided with a portion adapted to operate cooperate. In applying the key levers of through the slot to act against the project- Figs. 1 to inclusive, the edge ofthe'lever ing portion of the can or box body for pry- 5 can be slipped down between the lip 13 and" ing up the cover by a movement of vth key 1 the adjacent wall of the cover, springing out lever, the key lever being further pro- 'ded the lip to'the extent necessary to permit the with a spring tongue adapted to bear against pivot stud to be entered into the pivot hole, the outer. face of. the lip for holding the and atv the same time forcing the tongue 21 pivot stud in position, substantially as de- .40 or 21, as the 'case maybe, into springen-- scribed 1 05 gagement with the outside of the lip.' The 1 The combination'of a cover and a box tongue serves to hold the pivot stud in posi-. or can body having a rim adapted to receive tion despite the fact that the lip may be bent the cover and having below the rim :1 roaway to greater or less degree from its 'jectlng port-ion adapted to serve as an'a utpro er posltion. with respect to the adjacent ment, a lip upturnedfrom the edge 0:. the 'wal of the co'ver,'so that a proper bearing cover and provided'at its bend or angle with for the parts will be maintained atall times. a slot,.and" a removable key lever, having at In order-to, 1'y up the cover, the-"key lever one enda handle portion provided withah will be lifted by'inserting the finger under outwardly projecting finger piece, and havthe finger piece and throwing up the key ing at its other end a cam portion adapted,

lever in the position shown in Fig. 2, by when the handle portion isli-fted,-to' be which operation,-the curved cam end of the turned down through the slot to act against lever will be forced against an underlying the projecting portion of the can' or box portion e 1" the can'body,vwhi'clracts as a body, and havin'ganoutwardly projecting 55 stop er abutment in prying up the 'cover; pivot-stud entered through the wall of the In the CCi'lSllIllCtlOIl of Fig. 8, a s1milarrelip, substantially as described; sult is accomplished by forcing down the at; The combination of a cover and a box handle of the key lever, which may be apor can body having a rim adapted to receive plied to or removed from the lip in th the cover and having below the rim a pro-- 60 manner previously'described. Y jecting portion. adapted to serve as an abutv In Figs: 6 and 7, when it is desired toment,. a lip upturned from the edge of the house the key lever below the top of the cover and provided at its bend or angle with cover,the key lever can be swung over to a a slot, a removable key lever, having at one position as shown in dotted lines, which end a handle portion provided with an out- 65 brings the smooth edge of the double key wardly projecting finger piece, and having at its other end acam portion adapted,- when the handle portion is lifted, to be down through the slot to act against the projecting portion of the can or box body, '5 and having an outwardly 'projectingpivot stud entered through the wall of the lip, and:

. a spring tongue outwardly struck from'the key lever and adapted to bear. against the outer face ofthe l p. for holding the pivot stud in, place, substantially as described. 5. The combination of a cover and a box or can body having a rim adapted to receive the cover and haVingbeIO the rim a pro-' jecting portion adapted to serve as an abut- 5 ment, a lip upturned fromith'e edgeof the turned cover and provided at its bend or angle with a slot, and a key lever, having at one end a handle portion provided Withan out-t Wardly projecting finger piece, andhaving at its other end a cam portion adapted, when the handle portion is lifted, to be turnedfclown through the slot- -to act againstthe projecting portion of the can or box body,

and having an outwardly projecting pivotstud entered through the Wall of the lip, 25 substantially as described.

I GEORGE GWEBER. \Vitnesses:

'PIERsoN \V..BANNING, WM. P. BOND. 

